After almost 60 years on the airwaves, Tony Blackburn is swapping the studio for the stage in a live tour.

The DJ is taking the much-loved BBC Radio 2 show Sounds of the 60s on the road, visiting four Kent venues along the way.

The broadcaster’s first stop will be the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on Monday, April 24, followed by a night at Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone on Wednesday, April 26.

He will then visit the Central Theatre in Chatham on Thursday, April 27 before returning to the county later this year for a night at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford on Thursday, June 15.

You can book tickets to all tour dates online here.

Since his first broadcast on pirate radio station Radio Caroline South in 1964, Tony Blackburn has been a leading voice on British airwaves.

His career has seen him present a number of shows, both behind the mic and on screens, including a stint on Top of the Pops.

He has presented the Sounds of the 60s show on BBC Radio 2 since 2017, celebrating the best music from the decade each week.

The DJ will now be recreating the show, which has been on the radio since 1983, for a live and in-person audience, with fascinating stories and iconic music from the era.

A live band will perform hits from artists such as The Supremes, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and more.

The music will be introduced by Tony himself, intertwined from the presenter’s own memories of the 1960s and stories from the decade in which his remarkable career began.